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Pros and cons of vegetarian/vegan diet?

Lately (last 2-3 months), I’ve found myself feeling extremely guilty every time I knowingly consume any meal with meat or other animal bi-product (dairy products). I even feel a little guilty knowing my shampoo was tested on animals or that my couch is leather.

Ok, this is going to sound flippant buuuut – what are the pros and cons of meat eating? Here’s a few cons: The consumption of animal products has been conclusively linked with heart disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, and osteoporosis. Cholesterol (found only in animal products) and animal fat clog arteries, leading to heart attacks and strokes. The rate of colon cancer is highest in regions where meat consumption is high, and lowest where meat-eating is uncommon. A similar pattern is evident for breast, cervical, uterine, ovarian, prostate, and lung cancers.

So someone might come along and say that a diet that is vegan will cause – huh, more gas (more veggies = more ruffage = more gas). Or they might say “you gotta watch your vitamin intake cuz meat has so much more and your going to be giving them up” – paaaleeeeze.

So here is how it works: instead of getting the calcium leaching vitamin D milk from cows (quick question: what country has the highest milk consumption AND the highest osteoporosis disease rate? You got it – America) you will get your calcium from – where do I start – spinach, seseame seeds, cualiflower, chard, broccoli and if you want soy milk, tempeh, tofu.

Instead of getting your protein from the amino acids derived from animal flesh you’ll now get them from the amino acids derived from beans and grains and veggies and fruits and everything else that doesn’t cost a life in exchange.

Concider for a moment how many people there are that have serious health problems who eat meat compared to those that don’t eat meat. The problem is that most people who eat meat don’t want to admit or haven’t been told that the cause is years and years of meat eating. They hear diabetes and they don’t here that milk is a contributing factor. They hear arthritis and nobody has made the connection for them. Well the facts are out there, just take the time to look.

As far as guilt – nothings going to bring the cows back that gave their leather for your couch. But you can do something to help the ones that are still alive. Start by adopting a vegan lifestyle: first for the animals, then for the environment and lastly for yourself.

Take a moment and go to Meat.org and find out how animals suffer and why you should put them first. This info is what the meat and dairy industries do not want you to see.

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